Category: Latest NBN News
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Police appeal for information following $40 million cannabis bust near Casino
Police are appealing for information as investigations ramp up following a $40 million cannabis bust near Casino. More than 8,000 cannabis plants were uncovered on Friday – with four men charged, and set to face court this week. Police are now hoping to speak to another male who may be able to assist with inquiries.…
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Port Macquarie PCYC becoming a reality with new milestone reached
For more than a decade, the Port Macquarie community has cried out for a PCYC. Today, that dream is becoming a reality, with an Australian-first partnership that will benefit youth for years to come.
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NSW Government faces increasing pressure to end native logging
The debate over logging native forests has reignited following last weekend’s State Koala Conference in Coffs Harbour. The New South Wales government facing increasing pressure to transition out of native forest logging.
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Bangalow Bowlo amalgamation with Norths Collective receives push back from locals
After a tumultuous few years, the Bangalow Bowlo is on the verge of insolvency. The club wants to join forces with another, Sydney based club to stay viable – but the plan’s received pushback from some locals.
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Proposal to help the homeless in Coffs Harbour
Every night, it’s estimated hundreds of Coffs Harbour residents go to sleep without a permanent place to call home. A the crisis worsens in Coffs Harbour, one local lady is taking matters into her own hands.
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Timely Reminder
A Cooranbong neighbourhood has received an important visit, less than two weeks after it was left rocked by a house fire. Firefighters, today meeting the family who lost everything in the blaze… and educating others, on the importance of smoke alarms.
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Newcastle lecturer reunited with paramedics following brush with death
Dancing at the bowlo one minute, fighting for his life the next… a Newcastle man has had a miraculous recovery after suffering an unthinkable cardiac arrest. His life in paramedics’ hands – NBN News was there, as Dr Marcus Rodrigs was reunited with the first responders, he calls his ‘saviours’.
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Pie not!? | Hunter’s hungriest battle it out to stomach the most baked goods
A group of hungry – and determined – competitors had their ‘eyes on the pies’ in the Hunter, today. A social media sensation, stopping into Beresfield, to find just WHO could down the most baked goods… in very little time.
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‘Loyal mate’ killed in horror crash at Tighes Hill
The Tighes Hill community has been left reeling, after a horrific crash in the suburb, overnight. Neighbours say – it sounded like a ‘bomb going off’ – as a car slammed into a power pole… sadly, killing a male passenger.
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Fire decimates Charmhaven home and evacuates neighbours
One man has been taken to hospital, and another two residents have escaped with their lives, after a late night fire reduced a Central Coast home to rubble. The structural damage causing concerns over how long some neighbours may be kept out of their own homes.